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NullableBoolean : Boolean? | NullableBoolean : Boolean? | ||
As an attribute on a class that is saved to database, almost always use '''non-nullable'''. Why? Because otherwise it will default to null and it's easy to | As an attribute on a class that is saved to the database, almost always use '''non-nullable'''. Why? Because otherwise it will default to null and it's easy to mistakenly handle False and Null incorrectly. | ||
===== Evaluating ===== | ===== Evaluating ===== | ||
Remember to evaluate booleans like this | Remember to evaluate booleans like this: | ||
'''class.BooleanAttribute''' | '''class.BooleanAttribute''' | ||
'''not class.BooleanAttribute''' | '''not class.BooleanAttribute''' | ||
not like this | not like this: | ||
class.BooleanAttribute = True | class.BooleanAttribute = True | ||
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i.e. without an equal sign and True, False. | i.e. without an equal sign and True, False. | ||
===== Mistakes | ===== Mistakes We Have Seen Happen ===== | ||
class.BooleanAttribute->notEmpty | class.BooleanAttribute->notEmpty | ||
The expression will always return True | The expression will always return True because it will be converted to a list with one Boolean in it and that list will never be empty. | ||
[[Category:OCL]] | [[Category:OCL]] | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 27 February 2023
Defining
A boolean in OCL can be both Non-nullable and Nullable.
NonNullableBoolean : Boolean
NullableBoolean : Boolean?
As an attribute on a class that is saved to the database, almost always use non-nullable. Why? Because otherwise it will default to null and it's easy to mistakenly handle False and Null incorrectly.
Evaluating
Remember to evaluate booleans like this:
class.BooleanAttribute not class.BooleanAttribute
not like this:
class.BooleanAttribute = True class.BooleanAttribute = False
i.e. without an equal sign and True, False.
Mistakes We Have Seen Happen
class.BooleanAttribute->notEmpty
The expression will always return True because it will be converted to a list with one Boolean in it and that list will never be empty.
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